SAINT PAUL, Minn. - The National Hockey League's (NHL) Minnesota Wild and West Bend Mutual Insurance today announced the return of the high school hockey captains program. The High School Hockey Captains Program presented by West Bend honors two high school hockey captains, one male and one female, from November through March.

Candidates will be chosen based on the following criteria:

• Demonstrates passion for the sport of hockey
• Exemplifies leadership and hard work on the ice and in the classroom
• Exhibits qualities of a good teammate
• Contributes to their local community Goes above and beyond to help create a Greater State of Hockey

High school hockey coaches can nominate their captains for the High School Hockey Captains Program presented by West Bend at www.wild.com/captains.

The ten honorees will receive two tickets to the Minnesota Wild game against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, March 28, a custom Wild jersey and be highlighted on the video board and on Wild social media the day of the game.

Minnesota Wild single-game tickets for the 2019-20 season are on sale now at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office, wild.com/tix and Ticketmaster.com. For information about Season Tickets, including 11-game, half season and full season plans, please visit tickets.wild.com or contact a Wild Ticket Sales Representative by calling or texting 651-222-WILD.

Visit www.wild.com/pressbox for the latest news and information from the team including press releases, game notes, postgame notes, multimedia content and daily statistics.

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